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Assessing the Potential for Tourism Development: Northern Portugal as a Surf Destination

Assessing the Potential for Tourism Development: Northern Portugal as a Surf Destination

Goretti Silva, Susana Rachão, Alexandra I. Correia, Luís André Soares
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781668438893|ISBN10: 1668438895|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668438909|EISBN13: 9781668438916
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3889-3.ch016
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Silva, Goretti, et al. "Assessing the Potential for Tourism Development: Northern Portugal as a Surf Destination." New Governance and Management in Touristic Destinations, edited by Marco Valeri, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 259-275. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3889-3.ch016

APA

Silva, G., Rachão, S., Correia, A. I., & Soares, L. A. (2022). Assessing the Potential for Tourism Development: Northern Portugal as a Surf Destination. In M. Valeri (Ed.), New Governance and Management in Touristic Destinations (pp. 259-275). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3889-3.ch016

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Silva, Goretti, et al. "Assessing the Potential for Tourism Development: Northern Portugal as a Surf Destination." In New Governance and Management in Touristic Destinations, edited by Marco Valeri, 259-275. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3889-3.ch016

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Abstract

Increasing awareness of the relevance of natural resources for the practice of outdoor leisure and recreation purposes has contributed to the increasing attention upon the assessment and monitoring of the quality of sports spots. As such, evaluating the existing natural conditions and leisure-related infrastructures is crucial, helping public and private stakeholders in decision-making processes. This chapter aims at examining the conditions for surf tourism in the north of Portugal, enabling the monitoring and positioning as an international flagship destination for surf practitioners. This is done through a mixed-methods approach comprising the demand and supply perspectives and supported by an assessment tool developed to evaluate the conditions for the practice of surfing activities within a framework of sustainable tourism development. The relevance of assessing the potential and monitoring of the existing conditions for sport and outdoor activities, namely surf tourism, according to a defined set of attributes, is also discussed.

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